Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-06
A FRONTIER ADVENTURE.

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hid hsen waiting week at Jefferson
Esr distractions from Washington 1
- written for permission to 60 TO New
0Elears. - had relatives there with
~Asn / wished to pass the winter, but
II he end OF the week my hopes were
ppsd in the bad by the following mis-
i've:
WAJnx- You viii proceed At once % Fort
Stursan. thence with AL possible dispatch
- Fur Carson. and thence 10 Fort kesrleF-
D1n xnd oshcerz- sld also settle all duly
uuEhsn.icAse1 hills 4<zi1ss the Office On
uB,az NJ OF provisions. forage. esnP and
Ir i psrticnlzriy requested that you be
os-el1l and exact IN your return Of esss-
Dases ior the canning uinrer noashs
Captain Goodwin VII ts1Ail for you sssch
court rs xo1 N y xeqrfre.
have the honor ID BE- etc.
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Nsicr and PaEnxSsef. Z s. A
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This did NOT reach me by the band
1f Capt Go0i~ia. however. whom
shsula have been happy to meet. but by
- hands Of Sergeant James Connover,
wbe came, with ak msn under his cCm.
Dand. to escort me on my way Il
drensd sueh escort sufficient
After reading the letter, raised my
@ycs and mat the gaze OF the sergeant,
wh7 ssDod. with his cap in his hand. On
xha ppposite 1de Of the small table.
He started when I looked up, and
xhsueht he vas ashamed Of having been
caght staring At me 6xedly- But ths
A1sh quickly left his face, and he IN
elmed mia head another way.
He xas 4 man Of medium siza, very
hssxily built and evidently very mus,
czlsr. In short. be was made f0r a
fighter, and one Of those valuable
fighters who possess stubborn viii and
dngged resolution, rather than hot and
11Yetnoas plgnacity- He Vas mot a
0nn to be ever IN q ferment. but q man
who, when fairly aroused, = 10 be feared.
He wae mot far frSm flve and forty years
Of age, and the stripes upon his forearm
1ADWed that he had served four full
tsrms Of enlistment previous To the
Drssent-
Well, sergeant, said, a. pleasan
~ possible, Captain Goodwin gives
sarh N acc yunt Of You that already
fesi thankful that l am to have yo1r
company, and / trust you viii have NO
<snsan To complain OF me-
went ont with the sergeant and found
The Ex men On the piazza standing n
ease under zrnz- They were really tins
booking fellows. and answered respect
Wey 70 the names. SIM III, Adams
M0ty, Oesan. Van Writ aud Connolly.
Saith sas = yankee. Adams WAS an
&zgtishmAn, and had been In the Queen,
service a. = Dragon; Mealy and Con,
Molly were Irishmen. 0esan was Dutch
nan, and Van Writ Was German The
squad had come with good horses, 50 tbs
only preparations had % make for tn.
start were to get my own h0rs=s read,
and draw my money
nv estimates had been 70 the amo1nl
Of -, 600, and this must take in gold
i went to the bank with tina sergeant
and three Of the men and got the money,
WHICH took away In four small canvas
hagz weighing about forty pounds each;
hat at the hosxl packed the gold IN q
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whzch l had invented myself, azd in
which / could 10 pack anywhere frGm
one to foar hundred pOuads OF gold tina.
Is would neither sway NOR jingle
We were passing over narrow bridge,
just on the 01tskirtz Of Jefferson, when
- met tx0 men and two boys driving
bef1re them a drove OF cattle. bad
Det and gone clear of the herd without
dd6culty, and Was thinking how would
I7ks to have one of the latter buIlccks
along with me, when an exclamation d
@xer arrested my attention. and On
tzrning IN my s.idls discovered one al
tie Oxer-a Wild, frulicsome thing
hsd attacked the sergeanEs horse II
had been quickly Gore-a frizk-a lungs
of the zrs2s eurving horns at the horse:
side-she relring OF the latter. and the
conseqae1t unse2tlRg of the sergeant.
When Cornovsr had regzined MS feet
tie frolicsone bullock Was away frGu
his reachs hut not 50 the innocent
6rUgers- The two men were near to,
gsther and directly by his side a hs
krnsped his sword hilt and turned UPON
ehem. did not think C0nnovsr would
hnrm thems but they we're terribly
f1ghfened, nevertheless, and the young
er Of the two. who was n stout, faIr look
ing fellow, was the first to s1eak an in,
tziligzt wcrd the sergeant had uttered
&C or two oafhsl-
Excuse me. my good friend I am
sorry, truly sorry, for this mizhaps Bat
L .ssurc you It vas no fault Of ours"
A lev seconds hs glzrei into the face
of the man who had spoken 10 him,
sad than. prsfaciDg his remark with IN
oath Of condemnation. he exclaimed:
-, If we've . God. ys'd better
thank Him that Jsm- C0unover don'-
owe You nznch Of = grudeS
The man mgtt<red something and
pnnsed on to attend to ms cattle while
ehe sszgeAnt placed his f0oE in the Sur
rup and ~ he did 50 lie locked zs me-
01r eyes met and saw him change
color snd start. as though he had d0re
ss1s guilty. thing IN thas looking ints
ehs face Of his supsrior officer smiled
sd nodded. and In = pleasant way re-
Dnrked-
-.AIrs rel that ends veil. sergeant
He booked Al ne Is though the promo
s7zoa night be disputed. bat presently.
u7<h forced niEe. he rssurned-
Ay. ~ -thAt's soss' And the ~
ny - snPhafic, a. th01gh the d.
0nnn v9o . natter of u0msuf.
Arpds an II p5efars q Counorsr's
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1aEms this I'D fnnni.a 60 g.
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